Hall-tree.



G. A. ANDERSON.

HALL TREE.

, APPLICATION FILED MAY3, 1911.

1,007,765. 7 Patented Nov. 7, 1911;

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CARL A. ANDERSON, OF ROSALIA, WASHINGTON.

HALL-TREE.

memes.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 3, 1911.

Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

Serial No. 624,810.

T 0 (ZZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL A. ANDERSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rosalia, in the county of Whitman and State of Washington,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hall- Trees, ofwhich the following is a specification. I

This invention relates to hall trees and its object is to produce adevice of this class that is especially adapted for the support of wetgarments; means are provided for supporting the same until dry and forpreventing the water that may drip from the said garments from reachingthe floor beneath the hall-tree.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter fullydescribed in the following specification, pointed out in the claims andillustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a part of saidspecification.

Referring to the drawing, the same is a longitudinal section inelevation.

The drawing illustrates the preferred form of my invention whichcomprises a base 2 that is in the form of a basin and is supported uponsuitable legs 3 that rest upon the floor. This basin is provided with anupturned rim 4 and the bottom of the base slopes downward gradually fromits center to the rim so that water falling in the basin at or near thecenter will gravitate to the rim. A suitable vent 5 is provided in thebottom of the basin near the rim and a receptacle 6 supported by arms 7attached to the under side of the basin bottom retains the saidreceptacle in position beneath the vent 5.

In approximately the center of the basin 2 a vertical pipe 8 is heldabove the base by supports 9 secured to the basin bottom. At the upperor opposite extremity of the pipe 8 another basin 10, provided with acentrally disposed aperture 11 in alinement with the opening in thepipe, is secured to the said pipe by supports 12. This basin is providedwith an upturned rim 13 but its bottom slopes from this rim to thecentral aperture 11 so that it may be drained through the said aperture.A plurality of screw-eyes 14L are secured to and depend from the underside of the basin l0 and are adapted to retain suitable garment hangers15 therein. Within the basin 10 a hollow member 16 circular inhorizontal cross sect1on and having a base 17 is supported in aninverted position. The horizontal diameter of the member 16 is a trifleless than that of the basin so that it may fit snugly in the said basin.The member 16 is re-' tained in position by its own weight and may bemanually removed when desired. From the inner surface of the base ofthis member a plurality of screw-eyes 18 depend for the support ofgarment hangers 19.

Should the articles retained by the garment hangers 19 be wet the waterdripping therefrom will fall to the bottom of the basin 10 and exhaustthrough the vent l1 and through the pipe 8 into the basin 2 from whichto pass out through the vent 5 in said basin into the receptacle 6 whenit may be emptied. Water dripping from the garments supported upon thehangers 15 will be received by the basin 2 and pass out into thereceptacle 5.

What I claim is 1. A hall-tree comprising a base having a vent therein,a receptacle removably retained beneath said base in alinement with theaforesaid vent, a vertical pipe supported above the said base, a basinhaving a centrally disposed vent secured to said pipe and a plurality ofscrew-eyes secured to the said basin.

2. A hall-tree comprising a base having a vent therein, a receptaclebeneath said base in alinement with the aforesaid vent, a vertical pipesupported above said base, a basin having a centrally disposed ventsecured to said pipe, a hollow inverted member disposed in said basinand screw-eyes secured to the base of said member and to the aforesaidbasin.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signa ture in the presence of-two subscribing witnesses.

CARL A. ANDERSON. Witnesses WM. P. WARD, VERNE TowNE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, 1). C.

